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The economic burden of rare diseases based on direct, indirect and mortality-related costs is 10 times greater than the burden of mass market diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and this burden increases when no treatment…

Target made headlines this week by announcing that employees in certain states would be hired at $24 an hour this year. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and hasn't changed since 2009. Target and other companies offer…

(AP) — After decades of decline, American unions have a new cause for hope: young workers. Workers in their 20s, and even in their teens, are leading ongoing efforts to organize businesses large and small, from Starbucks and REI…

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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Starbucks has fired seven workers involved in union organizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its locations across the…

Citizens against legal abuse (CALA) released its report on the economic impact of the 2022 lawsuit on Wednesday, detailing the state's legal climate. Hold a press conference at the Florida Capitol alongside industry leaders, Tom…

South Carolina is very proud of its successes in business recruitment and economic development - and rightly…

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading provider of home health, palliative care, personal care and critical care services, recognized 37 employees with the prestigious Spirit of…

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Former McDonald's USA CEO Ed Rensi explains the 'confluence of events' that led to labor shortages as data revealed record numbers of Americans quit their jobs in November 2021. McDonald's plans to reduce hours of operation in…

Senator Bernie Sanders has written a letter to the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, asking him to intervene in a strike by the United Steelworkers union at the Special Metals plant in Huntington, West Virginia. They have been on strike for…

On the same day unionized workers at Portland-area Fred Meyer and QFC stores went on strike, their union struck a tentative deal with the companies, both of which are owned by Kroger."We are delighted that Fred Meyer and QFC have…

Three employees, Adam Thompson (left), Cecilia Vildozola (center) and Morpheus Esquivel (right), who work in the deli section of the Fred Meyer store in Beaverton Town Square, picketed outside the site on the morning of Friday, December…

Credit: SolStock / Getty Images Plus The nursing home industry may be way ahead of it this time last year in operational freedoms and security, but continued instability caused by the COVID pandemic -19 is perhaps no…

A growing number of healthcare systems and other companies, including Amtrak and General Electric, are temporarily suspending mandates requiring employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.The move follows court rulings in recent weeks…

December 14 (Reuters) - Kroger Co (KR.N) to end some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated employees starting next year, as the supermarket chain pushes more workers to get vaccinated amid growing concerns about the spread of the Omicron…

Tyson Foods will pay approximately $ 50 million in year-end bonuses to its frontline and hourly workers.For…

Pfizer and others Big drug companies are pushing to block legislation that would make it easier for whistleblowers to hold companies accountable for corporate fraud. Amid a dizzying legislative environment, with a lot of attention focused…

BUFFALO, NY - If Byron Brown is successful in his frantic quest for a fifth term as mayor of Buffalo, he might just have a stamp to thank.First elected in 2005, Mr Brown, 63, is currently leading a written campaign against India Walton, a…

THROUGHSydney lake21 October 2021, 15:20A student uses his laptop on the Dartmouth College campus, seen in October 2021. (Photographer: Bing Guan — Bloomberg / Getty Images)It's official: Navient exited the federal!-->…

BATTLE CREEK, MI - OCTOBER 07: Workers at Kellogg's Grain Plant demonstrate outside the plant on ... October 7, 2021 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Kellogg's grain mill workers are on strike over the loss of premium health…

The question of whether an employee's immunization status is HIPAA protected has been (or should be) on the minds of all human resources staff lately. This is especially true in the wake of the impending rule by the US Department of…

NAEMT recently concluded a series of three webinars focused on the use of telehealth in EMS. The first two webinars in the series focused on the keys to operational and clinical success, and this…

FINANCIAL SERVICES CPAs and Mahoney Consultants, St. Paul, announced the launch of Mahoney Development Services, at the service of real estate developers; Principal consultant Andrew Hugues will run the business. ... Ideal savings fund,…

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed has enacted the San Francisco City and County Balanced Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Budget advances new investments to support San Francisco's economic recovery;…

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers on floridatoday.com/subscribe.A beer-centric campaign created by the Florida Space Coast Economic Development Commission began as a joke.Brian Baluta, Director of Communications and…

Everyone needs food, shelter and health care, but not everyone has access to these resources. For some, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult to obtain these essentials.In the post-pandemic world, we have the opportunity to…

The city of Reykjavik (Smoky Bay in Icelandic) is the largest city in Iceland. getty As remote working became a huge success for businesses and employees during the pandemic, it opened our eyes to new…